Mississippians haven’t elected a Democrat to the Senate in nearly four decades, but powerful backers of the Magnolia State’s underdog candidate believe that by dumping money into the race they can overcome the hump.Scott Colom, a district attorney, is squaring off against incumbent Sen.Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., in deep-red Mississippi, and some of his top backers, including billionaire philanthropist George Soros’ top advisor, believe that he is primed to flip the seat.During a call earlier this month with Sen.
Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., former Rep.Joe Kennedy, D-Mass., and Soros’ top advisor, Michael Vachon, Colom’s backers laid out his path forward.MISSISSIPPI'S GOP GOVERNOR DROPS ELECTION PLEDGE IN HUGE SETBACK FOR TRUMP’S MIDTERM PLANDistrict Attorney Scott Colom, center, is running for Senate against Sen.
Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and has backers with deep pockets in the Soros family.(Courtesy of Colom's Senate campaign)"Scott can win in Mississippi," Vachon said on the call.
"The conditions are right in a way that they've never been before at the national level and at the local level.He's a great candidate running against a very weak candidate, and people across the country are angry about the state of the nation."Vachon contended that there was one key hurdle for Colom, "Not enough people know who he is and that he’s running.""Once people know who he is and know his story and know he’s running, then they want to vote for him," he said.
"And, you know, what stands in the way of that name recognition, honestly, is money, right?"TALARICO TOUTS TEXAS ROOTS AS OUT-OF-STATE CASH POWERS SENATE CAMPAIGNAccording to filings from the Federal Election Commission, members of the Soros family have donated nearly $30,000 to Colom’s campaign this cycle."This comes as no surprise," Nathan Calvert, Hyde-Smith’s communications director, said."Scott Colom has always relied on the backing of out-of-state liberal elites, and now George Soros’ politica...